Online casinos are what the name suggests, casinos that will be available to play on the net. You can play the exact same games as you would expect to find in a bricks and mortar casino.

You may anticipate to find similar odds that you would find at a land based casino; on the contrary, some online gaming sites claim better odds with their slot machines than bricks and mortar counterparts. Some publish their payout percentage audits on their sites, this is something you should definitely check out, if possible, when deciding upon an online casino to join as you can chose the one with the highest payout percentage thus increasing your chances of winning.

Online casinos may be divided into three groups determined by how the player can play their games. These groups are:

Web-based - Download-based - Live

Web-based Casinos allow the player to play the casino game of their choice directly on the web, without the need to download any of the casinos software to their computer. The casino games are usually delivered in Macromedia Flash, Java, or Macromedia Shockwave and may require your web browser to have the relevant plug-in. The plug-ins are free to and easy install in the event that you don't already have them enabled on your web browser. Most browsers already have the plug-ins installed. You'll also need a good bandwidth as the casino games are made up of sounds and animations requiring decent band-with to run properly.

Download-based Casinos require the player to download the internet casinos software onto their computer in order for them to play the games. The on-line casino software connects directly to the online casinos company and allows the games to be played without the need of you using your web browser. The advantage of this is that the game-play runs faster as the software uses the graphics and sound programs from the casinos software, as apposed to it being run through your browser on the web. Obviously the software shall take a little while to install itself on your computer and there is always the risk (as with downloading any software) that the excellent online casino casino software contains malware and potentially infecting your computer.

Live-based Casinos is relatively new and allows the player to communicate with games played in a real life Casino environment. The players are able to see, hear and communicate with live dealerships in casinos worldwide.

At online casinos you may expect to find the same games when you would find at a land-based casino. Popular games include:

Baccarat - Blackjack - Craps - Roulette - Slots machines - Poker - Texas Hold' Em, 7 Card Stud, Omaha